HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

74

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH to PRIORITIZE THE CONTAINMENT AND CONTROL of covid-19 TO THOSE WITH A HIGH PROBABILITY OF CONTRACTING AND DYING FROM THE VIRUS, such as the RESIDENTS OF CARE HOMES, NURSING HOMES, and ADULT FOSTER HOMES, THEIR CAREGIVERS, and people with KNOWN comorbid medical conditions.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, "coronavirus", or COVID-19, has infected hundreds of thousands of people since January 2020, and continues to multiply not just in the virus's epicenter but spread in pandemic proportion globally, with cases reported in forty-nine nations; and

 

     WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern"; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Epidemiologist has declared that it is not a matter of "if" but rather "when" the virus will reach Hawaii, and the State must prepare for the impact of the virus; and

 

     WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a new disease and information about it is limited; however, the fatalities have been elderly individuals and individuals with comorbid medical conditions; and

 

     WHEREAS, because the availability of the test kit for COVID-19 may be limited, priority should be given to those who need it the most; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Health is requested to prioritize the containment and control of COVID-19 to those with a high probability of contracting and dying from the virus, such as residents of care homes, nursing homes, and adult foster homes, their caregivers, and people with known comorbid medical conditions; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, and Director of Human Services.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Coronavirus; DOH